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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.181
এই মত সর্বভক্তের কহি’ সব গুণ ।
সবারে বিদায় দিল করি’ আলিঙ্গন ॥ ১৮১ ॥
ei mata sarva-bhaktera kahi’ saba guṇa
sabāre vidāya dila kari’ āliṅgana
In this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described the good qualities of His devotees one after the other. He then embraced them and bade them farewell.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described the good qualities of His devotees.
He spoke of the devotees one after another, recognizing their qualities individually.
He then embraced them and bade them farewell.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When the Lord bade farewell to Rāghava Paṇḍita, Vāsudeva Datta, the residents of Kulīna-grāma and other devotees, He praised them for their transcendental qualities. Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān asked some questions, and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed them that all householder devotees must engage themselves in the service of Vaiṣṇavas exclusively devoted to chanting the holy name of the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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In this verse: “embraced”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What good quality can I sincerely recognize in a devotee?
Tell one devotee a specific good quality you appreciate in them.
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